Mapleton Item

              VOL. XX.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25,1908.
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LOCAL NEWS.
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.   For fine box stationery, go to the Item
.-office.
Easter post cards in large variety at
the Item stationery department.
For best bard and soft coal, so to
Gilbert'seoal vard.   Prices always lowest.
A fine assortment of Easter post cards
now on sale at the Item stationery depart'
ment.
Anderson B. Dell has erected a neat
po ch to the rear of his  residence on
, Sherman street.
Prof. Willie., principal of the Huntingdon high school, has resigned his position, to take effect this week.
The heavy rain last week severely tested the now sewer system in Mount Union
and the result was very unsatisfactory.
A. M. Dell our enterprising blacksmith
and fanner, is burning a kiln of lime on
his farm, lie expects the kiln to yield
about 600 bushels.
. The Italian family living'in the brick
noose on. Railroad street is quarantined
for scarlet fever, the victim being a little
boy aged about two years.
Edna, daughter of Lemuel Nale, of
Huntingdon, * aged three and one-balf
years, was seriously burned while playing with matches last Saturday evening.
A. M. Park, who for the past several
years has been engaged in the mercantile
business at Knightsville, recently closed
out his business and' will turn nis attention to farming.
Twenty-one huttdfed and forty men
were suspended, in the Altoona shops
Monday. The remaining eight thousand
had their working time increased to fifty
hours per week.
The members of Mapleton Lodge No.
408, I. O. O. F., are requested to meet at
their hall at 10.15 o'clock Snnday morn
ing and proceed to the U. B. church
where the Rev. T. H. MacLeod will deliver a sermon in the interest of the organization.
Jesse E. Corbin last Wednesday
moved from the Himes property in thf
west end of town to one of W. H. Spangler's tenant houses on Campbell street. Ea
R. Himes is moving to-day froth Railroad
street to the property made vacant by Mr.
Corbin's removal.
- During the heavy thunder storm
whici. passed over this section pf tha
Ftate last Wednesday, the barn of Rn
dolph Brenneman in Porter township
was struck by lightning and with most
of the contents was  totally destroyed.
•There waa insurance of $600 on the structure.
A number of cellars on Main street were
flooded last Thursday, caused by the
heavy rains pf Wednesday and Wednesday night. The most inconvenience was
caused at tbe home of .Frank O'Connor
where the furnace fire was drowned out
Tendering his heating plant useless until
Saturday, wlren the water subsided..
•j A bold robbery was committed at Or-
Jsispnia on Wednesday night wben the
big department store of Shapiro Brothers
was broken into and robbed of about
$500 or $600 worth of merchandise, including about thirty watches, half as
'j.any chains, revolvers, razors, clothing,
* .silks and other miscellaneous articles.
During the past six years nine murders
have been committed in Altoona, and the
arrest of William Conway, a few days ago,
leaves none of tbe murderers at large or
without having been brought to trial.
Of the nine n urderers eight have been apprehended, Sam Hamm being the only
-one the authorities failed to get and he
died while a fugitive from justice.
John R. Slates son of Pur townsman
B. F. Slates, has been reappointed policeman of the borough of Frank Iin, Cambria
county. The council also decided to pay
his doctor's bill and salary while he was
incapacitated from the effects of injuries
' received by being shot wbile arresting a
crowd of ruffians, February 3d.   In the
f-. Cambria county court on the 13th nut.,
Ifie district attorney highly complimented
Officer Slates on his courageous act.
The Juniata Wbite Sand company were
nnable to operate their works Thursday
and Friday on account of the high water
submerging their pumping station at the
rivet. The waters subsided sufficiently
by Saturday morning to allow tbem to put
tbe pump into service and operate their
^f>r>( The tower recently erected on
the pbmping station in whiob to hoist the
electric motor to protect it from the ordinary high t waters/proved a success and
the superintendent, Mr. Frank O'Connor,
it much pleased with the results of ita initial tost,       j&isas
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
By the now ruling of the postal
authorities pvhich g< es into effect
April 1st. news] aper publishers wilt
be required to make collections in
order to get the ne- of the mails as
heretofore. We do not like the new
ruling tot that does not alter the situation. Tbe Itkm has some subscribers who have unintentionally allowed themselves to get ih arrears.
Examine the date opposite yonr
name and see if yon are of the number*. We dislike to make collections
but are obliged to do so. We are
anxious to have the patronage of our
friends continue but we must abide
by tbe. law. Send us your remittance at once.
—Elliott R. Wible, of Springfield township, a candidate for tbe Republican
nomination for county commissioner,
was looking un bis interests In Mapleton
and vicinity yesterday. He was accompanied by his neighbor James E.
Clark. Mr. Wible is a Christian gentleman who three years ago had a popular
majority fbr the same office but failed by
one vote to secure the noininatian iu the
convention.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Smith, Mrs. H.
E. Evans and Master Wilbur S. Lane, of
Cass township, and Miss Emma Fisher, of
Tyrone, were in town Saturday en route
to McVeytown to attend a birthday
surprise party in honor of Mrs. Calrin
Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is a sister of Mrs.
Smith and Miss Fisher. It is needless to
add that it was a very delightful occasion.
—Dr., Lawrence D. Smith, of Roberts-
dale, has been appointed physician atthe
Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory, to
succeed Dr. H. C. Frontz, and will enter
upon bis duties April 1st. Dr. Smith,
who is a native of Delaware, came to this
county about five years ago, locating at
Cassville. Subsequently he moved to
Robertsdale and married one of Cassville'- excellent young ladies, He is a
successful practitioner and we have no
doubt will flit the position creditably.
PERSONAL NOTES.
John K. Gillam landed a fifteen-pound
Qerman carp from tbe waters of the Juniata near Campbell's creek about noon
yesterday. Mr. Gillam has been quite a
sucsessiuI angler and his latest catch was
a fine specimen of the finny tribe.
A gang of toughs were running at large
in tbe borough Sunday night between 10
and 11 o'clock and committing depredations that would entitle the perpetrators
to a term ih tbe stone tort at Huntingdon.
It is reported that the gang were "boozing", not so much however but that thay
were aware the town is temporarily without police proteotlon. Had the new polioe
officer been sworn in there is little doubt
but that the gang would have out a much
narrower swath,
W. H. Herr & Co.. of Altoona, who
have the contract to build a state road
ironiMt. Union to Shirleysburg, a distance of 2% miles, are preparing to start
the work. The department at Harrisburg
will make an experiment- on this road
relative to the wearing qualities of different kinds of stone. Heretofore the roads
have been surfaced with crushed limestone. The surface ot this road will be
made of crushed limestone, mixed with
ganister. Should the experiment meet
with success, other state roads will be
built after the same plan.
The many friends of Mrev Margaret
Massey Hicks in this vicinity and throughout her home county will be glad to
know that she has become a member of
tbe Elkin Masonio home on Broad and
Cayuga street, Philadelphia, wbere sbe
will be glad to have ber old-time friends
oall to,sea ber when they visit the city.
Tbe home is one unsurpassed in all its
appointments for the comfort and pleasure
of tbe occupant.', and. reflects great credit
on tbe fraternity under whose management it is conducted.. By tha will of its
originator, William L. Elkins, of Philadelphia, the home was intended for the
uaa of young girls between the ages of
five and twelve years but by recent consent of his heirs and the action of the
Grand Lodge of the state tbe north wing
of the beautiful home will in the fntnre be
used for aged women and will ever be a
monument to honor lAr. Elkins and' his
fellow Masons.
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—J. G. Hicks spent Sunday and Monday fn Philadelphia.
—Miss Maud Heck is employed as
saleslady in W. H. Spangler's general"
■tori*.
—J. Wesley Wright, of Henderson
township, was a visitor to town Friday
afternoon.
-«*Mrs. B. F. Corbin, of Sugar Grove,
visited her sister, Mrs. H. 11. Swope, on
Friday night.
—Mrs. Dr. G. W. Simpson, of Mill
Creek, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Yocum.
—Miss Myrtle Wright, of Juniata, visited her parents, Mr. and Mra. G. W.
Wright, over Sunday.
—A. F. Parker and wife, of Juniata,
spent from Thursday until Sunday evening with friends in Mapleton.
—Mercantile Appraiser E. E. Kell wat
in towp Friday assessing the several mercantile firms of our borough.
—Mn. Dan Sims, of Lewistown, visited
over Sunday with Iter mother, Mrs.
Jennie Smith in Smith valley.
—G A. Wise, wife and daughter, Mildred visited Hayes McConahy's family at
Newton Hamilton on Sunday.
—Mr. and Mn. Frank Brown, of
Monnt Union, were guests of friends in
Mapletou Saturday aud Sunday.
- —Mias Mary Shoemaker, of McConneilstown, ia the guest of her sister, Mrs.
E. L, Buchanan on Gayton street.
—William Slates and family, of Altoona, were guests/of the former's father,
3. F. Slates, in Mapleton on Sunday.'
—W. G. Taylor, Milton Stever and
Miles Chilcote, of Cass township, transacted business at Huntingdon, Monday.
—J. A. Wilkinson, a deck in Shapiro
Bros' store, is suffering from rheumatism
and as a result ia confined to his apartment in the Wright bui lit ing.'
—Our friends S. M. Drake, of Ola/township, J. Frank Wright, of Cass, J. C.
Dell and I). B. Heck, of Union, were
among our callers during the week.
—Charles B. Graham, who is the oper
ator for the Postal Telegraph company at
Huntingdon, ia moving his family this
week from Mapleton to Huntingdon.
—Isaac Horton and son, of Harriaburg,
were Sunday visitors at the home of John
Crone on Church street. Mr. Crone,
wbo has been seriously ill for several
weeks past, is improving slowly.
—Samuel E. Jell and wife, of Yeager-
toi n, spent a short time Monday among
friends in Mapleton, being on their way
home from attending the funeral of their
nephew, George W. Reed, of Huntingdon.
—Mn. Alfred Brumbaugh has been
ill at her home on Railroad street for
some time mst. Her daughter, Mrs.
Ross Beajef6f Altoona, came down Sunday and will remain for a time witb he1'
parents.
—Mrs. Rev. G. W. Stroup, of Mveis-
ville, Maryland, and her son, Samuel and
family, of Altoona, have been tbe guests
of the former's mother, Mrs. Barbara
Spangler, on Reservoir street for several
days past.
—HeOry F. Wagner, who for many
years has been a resident of Clay town*
ship, last Saturday disposed of some of
his personal property and this week is
moving to the Grazier farm in Warriors,
mark township,' near Dungarvin. Mr.
Wagner is a good citizen and a splendid
farmer.
—Mrs. Fannie Richardson, of Huntingdon, spent Sunday afternoon among
friends in .Mapleton. About eight years
of Mrs. Richardson's girlhood days Were
spent in this town, she being a daughter
of tbe late Richard Outh waite, and the
family has a number of friends here
among the older residents.
—-Mn. Narcissis Goodman and son
Clyde, of Mill Creek, were in Mapleton
Monday morning looking up a house with
a view of moving to Mapleton. The son,
who is an operator, has been assigned
duty at BP tower and by a ruling of the
company, affecting all operators, it wil'
be necessary for him to reside near. hia
work.
—Mr. and Mn. W. H. Mounts were
summed to Hoover, Blair county, laat Sunday to attend tbe funeral of their brother
in-law, Thornton lsenberg, whose illness
aa a result of a paralytic stroke waa mentioned in the Item laat week. Mr. .lsenberg waa a native of Porter township.
Ait this writing we are without further
particulars,
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Huntingdon County Dispmsary to opan April
3, 1938.
The State Department of Health's Huntingdon Oounty Dispensary for Tu I *.touIo-
aia, will open April 8at No. 503 Washington St., Huntingdon, and Will play nn important part in stamping out consumption lu our district.
The Dispensary which is open Fridays
from 1.30 to 3.30 P. M. is in charge of Dr.
H. C. Frontz who is the State Department
of Health's efficient Medical Inspector for
this county. Dr. Fronts haa been tireless
in his work to get tlie dispensary under
way.
The Dispensary furnishes free medical
treatment and advice to the victims of
tuberculosis among the poor of Huntingdon County. Where necessary, indigent
patients are supplied witb fresh eggs**and
milk dail y. The Dispensary officials however will guard themselves againat being
imposed upon to furnish provisions to
other members of the family. Patients
aie also supplied with paper sputum cupa
and tissue paper napkins.
The opening of the Huntingdon Oounty
Dispensary is in line with the work that
State Health Commissioner Dixon is
doing throughout the entire State, over
forty such dispensaries having already
been opened in as many oounties. There
are many victims of tuberculosis who are
Aot able to go to tlie State Sanatoria, In
many cases because they are the wage
earners of their families, and these people
must be taken care of. They especial!y
need instructions as to the precautions
they must take in their homes and In tbe
work shop so that they may not spread
the disease. To give such instructions
and follow it up and see that the precautionary measures are carried out is the
great object oj the dispensary Work. For
this reason it will be a mighty factor in
stamping out tuberculosis.
Patients visiting the dispensary are
carefully examined by the physicians in
charge of the ellmo. Such medicine as is
needed is given, but the principal reliance
will be upon drilling into every tuberculosis sufferer the necessity of plenty of
fresh air, proper diet and careful regulation of habits of life. Every patient la
urged of course to sleep with windows
wide open—in a hammock swung out of
doors if possible.
The wage earner who is obliged to
spend a number of hours eaoh day indoors
is made to understand tbat if it is impossible for him fo change his occupation,
life can only be spared by spending all
his leisure houn in the open air. Plenty
of rest is also necessary for bis recovery
and so those in charge of the dispensary
are helping tbe patient solve the
problem of how to continue to
earn hie daily wKges and yet secure tbe
necessary amount of rest arid fresh air.
The question of diet is receiving especial
attention. It is easy to tell a tuberculosis
patient to eat plenty of fresh eggs and
drink a large amount of pure milk, but .to
get the patient to do thia isanotber|tbing,
as few of them will consume sufficient
eggs withe ut constant urging.
Usually consumptives aro too warmly
clad—heavy flannel underwear supplemented by thiufc chest pads is very often
Worn even in warm summer weather. The
evil .effects of this continual over clothing
are so often apparent that'great care must
betaken to give proper advice. Clothing
should conform to the weather. All this
is coyered in the advice given to those
patients who visit the dispensary.
As soon as tiie number of patients
warrant it a trained nurse will be appointed on tbe Dispensary staff to-'visit the
home of every ^tuberculosis patient who
registers at the Dispensary. Inside the
home the visiting nurse will find out what
seem to be tbe trifling precautions that
are unheeded but the non-observance of
which ia the principle cause of tbe spread
of tbe infection. 2a the tooth brush used
by tbe patient kept by tbe side of others
in that home? Is a common towel used?
Does the consumptive use the same bed
with anv otber person? Is there any disinfection of clothing, bedding, eating
utensila and of all otber articles used by
the patients? Alt these things Will be
carefully investigated by tbe visiting
nurse who will also ascei tain.if the patient
ia using the sputum cups and paper napkins given out at the dispensary. Tbe
whole life ot the household will be carefully studied by the nurse and every
member will receive thorough instruction
aa to what ia necessary to prevent them
fram being Infected by tbe consumptive
patient.   Iu many cases the nurse will
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Birth-ay Party.
On last Friday evening while Mrs.
Jennie M. Swope was entertain ing a friend
in her usual quiet home on Main Street,
an alarm at her front door at. 7 o'clock
caused her to go and open it. Then one by
one a party witb mysterous packages
passed iuto tbe house without permission,
causing the good lad V of the house to become almost unconscious. After recovery
from the shock and her sight being fully i
restored She saw, Mrs. Alvin Decker, Mrs.
A. W. Swope, Mrs. H. II. Swope, Mn. B.
F. Corbin, Mr. Lida Miller, Mrs. Abbie
Taylor, Mrs. Lizzie Foster arid Mrs. L. A.
Dell. Birthday was the pass-word, supper
the program,1 tot surprise was the climax.
The conduct ot these ladies while there
was fairly good, tot this may have been
due to the presenoe of II. M. Corbin, Esq.,
of Cassville, and H. H. Swope, of town.
Frank Oakman Drowned'at Alexandria. '
Last Thursday afternoon Frank Oakman and George Itii-ger were along the
river at Alexandria shooting ducks, Oakman having come to Huntingdon iu the
morning and secured a new gun for the
purpose. In aome way he fell or steppid
off the bank into deep water and before
aid conld reach him tbe body disappeared. Search was made tortile body
tot it was not found until Frioay forenoon when it was discovered at the root
nf a tree about a mil. below Alexandria.
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mra.
Isaiah Oakman, of Huntingdon, and waa a
carpenter by trade. He ia survived by
bis wife and seven-months' old son;
also by hia parents, three sisters and one
brother.
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Coder—Kunas.
Daniel K. Coder, of Calvin, and Miss
Nancy Kunes, oi Howard, Centre county,
were united iu marriage at the residence
of Mrs. A. H, Weifrick, Lakemont Terrace, Altoona, last Thursday in the presence of a few immediate friends. Rev.
W. G. Stevenson, pastor of the First
United Brethren cburch, Altoona, was
the officiating clergyman. They will reside at Calvin. Mr. Coder has been identified with tbe lumber business in this
county for several years and is a reliable
gentleman. His bride ii high.'y esteemed
bv those who know her. We extend
congratulations and beat wishes.
George W. Read.
George W. Reed, blacksmith and wagon-
maker, of Huntiugdon, died of brain fever
last Thursday evening. He was aged 43
vears, 8 months and 25 days, and is sur*
vived by his wife and one child. His
wife is Luenda, daughter of the late Caleb
G. Wright, of Cass township. Deceased
was a Christian gentleman who had a
large circle of friends. Tbe remains were
interred last Sunday at the White Church
cemetery at Grafton.
The County Jail to be Overhauled.
The county commissioners have decided
to overhaul, remodel and enlarge the
oounty jail. They will build a new wing
with ten additional cells, install a new
heating plant, and modernize the old
structure in other respects at an outlay of
$5000. Work on the addition and improvements Will begin in the near future.
Kodol is today the best known and
most re.ixble remedy tor all disorders of
the stomach, such as dyspepsia,* heart
bum, sour stoniach and belching of gas.
Kodol contains the same juices found in a
bealty stomach. Kodol ia pleasant to
take. It is guarnteed to give relief and ia
sold here by Wright & Del!.
find a brother or a sister in which tuber*
cuiosis Is suspected. This member of the
family will urged to come to the dispensary for examination, and many a case
will tbus be found and placed under treatment at a time that will insure recovery
if proper care ia taken.
'. Every effort - is being made to have the
work of the dispensary known throughout the enure county of Huntingdon so
tbat aa many aa possible may take advantage of it.
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